Toy wagon.



L. H. KIRK.

TOY WAGON.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN.26. 1911 1,244,506. Patented Oct. 30,1917.

WITNESS I INVENTOR H/s ATTORNEY Y ATES a Na OFFICE. 1 1

Lotus H. KIRK, OF NEW YORK, NVYZ, ASSIGNOR'TO, rue LOCK BLOCK OMPAN INQ,

I OF; NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

TOY WAGON.

Application filed January 26; 1917. Serial No. 144,589.

To all whom it may concern Be it'known that, I, LOUIS Hilifltli, aiciti- State .01 New York, 1 have invented certain new and useful Improyementsin Toy 'Wagons, ofwhichthe following is a specification; r

This inventionv relatesv to toy wagons, and particularly to'toy.--wagons of the knockdown type; the main object of the invention being to provide a toy. wagon that may Zbe readily knocked :down or taken apart to occupy a minimum space for convenience in packing and transportation, and which subsequentlycan be as readily :restoredto its normal condition, and both of which operations maybe effected by hand and without the use of tools of: anykind.

In a toy wagon embodying my invention the usual axle and handle of which are attive positions projecting beyond theedges of the body to inoperative positions wholly beneath the body, whereby, when the wagon as a whole is knocked down and the Wheels are placed within the body, itwill occupy practically only the space: taken up by the body. 7 I

I A wagon embodyingmy invention is illustrated l in the accompanying drawings, in

'which Figurel is an inverted plan viewof the wagon when set up for use, and also showing in'dotted lines the folded or knocked down "position of the axle and handle.

Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the wagon in its'knocked down condition forp'acki'ng or transportation, and also showing in dotted lines the normal or operative position of the "parts when set up for use.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the wagon in its knocked down condition as shown in'Fig. 2,

with the detachable wheels and a part of the "handle placed within the body of the wagon.

Fig. 4 is an enlargedsection'al detail on the linedi of-Fig. 1.

Specification of LettersIPatent.

Similar reference characters: indicate like parts on' the several-figures of the drawings. zen. of the United'States, and resident. of New York, in the county of NewYork and The toy wagon as illustrated comprises-an open rectangular body 2 of usual construction. Attached to the underside of vthis body is-a transverselyarranged aXleS which projects at its ends beyond theopposite sides of the body and has journaled thereon the Theaxle 3 may be, attached to the body2 in any suitable manner to permit of its being adjusted from an. Operative position with its ends projecting. beyond the, body in wheel-engaging position, to an inoperative position beneath the body when not in use. In the present case, it is held by two clamping bolts 6 and 7 extending through holes in the same,0ne of which holes is open-sided,

as at 8. Thus, when the wagon is set up for use,; as shown by full lines in Fig.1,- the axle is'firmly held in place by 'itssaid clamp- .ingrbolts. When, however, it is desired to knock down or disassemblethe wagon for bolt loosened, after/which the axle is swung on the bolt 6 as a pivot to befirst'disengage.

from the bolt 7 through the'open-sided-slot 8 and then broughtto a position beneath the body and lengthwiseof thesame, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1, in which position it may be held by tightening up the bolt '6.

The tongue-or handle for the wagon, indicated at 10, is attached to the under side of .the body 2 in a manner similar to that of the aXle'S, wherebyitinay also be adjusted to a position wholly beneath the bodyfor packing or. transportation purposes. As

- shown,:the handle is held inoperative po- -sitionby two fastening or clamping bolts, 11 and 12, extending through holes in the same, one of which holes isfopen-sidedzas at 13, a

By'loosening these bolts, the *handle may be readily swung on the bolt-.11 from -its operative position projecting beyond :.the front end of the body, as shown by full. lines in Fig. 1, to an inoperative position wholly beneath the body,as shown by dotted lines in said Fig. 1, this movement being readily permitted by disengagement of the handle from the boltlQ through its open-sided slot 18. When the handle is swung to its inoperative position beneath the body, it may be held in such position by a tightening 'up of the bolt 11.

The handle proper, 10, is preferably made of such length as not to project beyond the edges or" the body when moved to a position beneath the same. In some cases, it may happen that the operative length of handle thus provided is not sufiicient, as might be the case it the wagon were being used by large children. Therefore, to provide a sutlicient' length of handle for any contingency, l: providean extension piece or section 14 which is detachably connected to the end of the main handle 10'by a suitable fastening device, such as the clamping bolt 15. hen-this handle extension lat is provided, it is preferably made of alength to con: veniently fit within the body, as shown in 3, when the wagon is knocked down and themain handle swung to its inoperative position beneath the body.

With the construction shown and described, it will be'clear that the wagon can be readily setup for use and knocked down for packing or transportation and this without the use of tools of any kind.

'What I claim is y l. A toy wagon of the knock-down type, comprising a body, a supporting axle therefor having wheels'detachably journaled'on its opposite ends, said axle being adjustably connected with the body for movement from an operative position with its ends projecting beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body, and means for adjustably holding the axle in its operative and inoperative positions.

2. A toy wagon of the knock-down type, comprising a-body, a supporting axle therefor having wheels detachably journaled on its opposite ends, said axle being pivotally connected with the body for swinging movement from an operative position with its ends' projecting beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body, and means for adjustably holding the axle in its operative and inoperative positions.

3. A toy wagon of the. knock-down type,

i comprising a body, a supporting axle therefor having wheelsdetachably ournaled on its oppositev ends, and clamping devices adjustably holding said axle to the body and on one of which the axle turns for movement from an operative position with its ends projecting beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body.

' i, A toy wagon of thehnoclndown type,

said holes for adjustably holding the same to the body and on one of which bolts the axle turns for movement from an operative position with its ends projecting beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body, and the other of said bolts being disengaageable from the axle through the opensided hole therein upon the said movement of the axle from operative to inoperative position.

5. A toy wagon of the knock-down type,

comprising a body, a supporting axle'therefor having wheels detachablyjournaled on its opposite ends and being of lesszlength thanthe length of the body, said axle being adjustably connected with the: bodywfor swinging movement from an operative :position with its ends projecting transversely beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath and lengthwise of the body, and

means for adj ustably holding the'axle in its operative and inoperative positions. 1

(iii toy wagon comprising a wheeled body having a handle, said handle being formed in two sectionsdetachably connected together and one of which is adjustably connected with the body for movement from an operative position projecting forward'of the body to an inoperative position beneath the body. i

7. A toy wagon comprisinga wheeled body having a'handle, said handle being formed in two sections detachably connected together and one of said sections'havlnga pair of bolt holes one of which is open-sided.

and a pair of clamping bolts, engaging the handle through its said holes for adjustably holding the same to the body and on one of which bolts the handle turns for movement from an operative position projecting be-,

yond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body, and the other of, said bolts beingldisengageable from the handle through the open-sided hole therein upon the. said movement of the handle from operative to inoperative position. 7

8. A toy wagon comprising a body having side and end walls, a supporting axle therefor having wheels detachably j ournaled on its opposite ends, said axle being a djust ably connected with thebody for movement from an operative position with, its ends projecting transversely beyond the body to an inoperative position beneath the body and said wheels being of a'size to fit within the body when detacheddr'rom the axle, a handle, formed in twosections, detachably connected together andgone of which is adjustably connected with the bodyrfor movement from an operative position projecting New York, and State of New York, this forward of the body to an inoperative posi- 25th day of January A. D. 1917. tion beneath and lengthwise of the body, and the other of which sections is of a length LOUIS H. KIRK. to fit within the body when detached from Witnesses: the first-named section. CHAS. F. DANE,

Signed at New York, in the county of C. J. BUTLER.

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Washington, I). C. 

